£6.08 - the main rate for workers aged 21 and over
£4.98 - the 18-20 rate
£3.68 - the 16-17 rate for workers above school leaving age but under 18
£2.60 - the apprentice rate, for apprentices under 19 or 19 or over and in the first year of their apprenticeship

LE

If you are a member of the armed forces, you are not entitled to the National Minimum Wage. This includes reservists and people who assist in the activities of the cadet forces (the Combined Cadet Force, Sea Cadet Corps, Army Cadet Force and Air Training Corps) as Cadet Force Adult Volunteers (CFAVs). Your entitlement to the National Minimum Wage outside your activities as a reservist or CFAV is not affected.

less the 8-16 hrs that they would be asleep, plus doc another couple of hours for meal breaks and a bit more for showers and ablutions...then that weekend that they have a spot of AT, a smoker and a few pints, that's not work either...

LE

Your healtchare comment off target - when they get duty injuries they should get the full medical support.

I remember a few TA guys injured on duty. NHS told them they should get their physio etc. via the regulars since they were not civvie injured. As a result one is now classed as disabled (tortion testicles - no nuts) although it was admitted timely treatment could have avoided it. This was late 80s and it seems from your attitude this is still fair game.

ISTR that the operational allowance was raised to take into account 'hours worked' for the lowest paid on Herrick, so that the minimum wage was effectively being paid to those out there. I'll look for a link to support this.

LE

ISTR that the operational allowance was raised to take into account 'hours worked' for the lowest paid on Herrick, so that the minimum wage was effectively being paid to those out there. I'll look for a link to support this.

LE

National Minimum Wage
2.19 The Armed Forces are exempt from the National Minimum Wage (NMW) legislation, but MOD is committed to acting within its spirit. Junior Ranks across all Services worked on average 44 hours per week during 2009-10, giving an hourly base pay rate of £7.42. The October 2009 NMW8 rates were £5.80 per hour for those aged at least 22 and £4.83 per hour for those aged 18-21.
2.20 However, any Junior Ranks aged 22 or over working 57 or more hours per week, or younger personnel working 68 or more hours could potentially have earned less than the NMW9. Following increases to NMW rates from October 2010, the weekly working hours required to breach the NMW rates fell to 55 and 67 hours per week for the respective age groups.
2.21 The hours worked by those on operations or at sea are much higher10 than average, so there is a greater risk that such individuals will breach the NMW thresholds over a 12 month period. For those aged 22 and above, personnel would need to spend 203-272 days a year at sea or on operations (dependent on Service) to fall below the NMW. However, if Operational Allowance and LSA were included in the calculation, nobody would breach the NMW.